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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
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Wikipedia article
'I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School' is a 1993 American documentary film about the pupils at Stanton Elementary School, an inner city school in Philadelphia.[https://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-am-a-promise-the-children-of-stanton-elementary/2000101023/ TV Guide][https://www.worldcat.org/title/i-am-a-promise-the-children-of-stanton-elementary-school/oclc/57335291 WorldCat] It was aired on HBO as part of its 'America Undercover' series.[https://ew.com/article/1993/10/15/i-am-promise-children-stanton-elementary-school/ EW.com]
Accolades
The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5eZWz7V0VM Documentary Short Subject and Feature Winners in 1994 - Oscars on YouTube] for producers[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 1994|Oscars.org] Alan and Susan Raymond. It also was the recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Informational Special and a 1995 Alfred I. duPontColumbia University Award[https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=academy&p=35&item=T:34412 Paley Center]
Production
The husband and wife documentarians were also the cinematographer and editor (Alan) as well as director and narrator (Susan) for the film.
See also
*'The Police Tapes' (1977)
*'The War Room' - D.A. Pennebaker documentary nominated alongside 'I Am a Promise' for same Oscar category
References
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